Photographs taken by Jim Marshall
In early 1972, the Rolling Stones headed out on tour after their No. 1 worldwide album release of Exile on Main Street. From the raucous, star-studded and drug-fueled tour of the United States and Canada, specifically its California leg documented by photographer Jim Marshall, to their Sunset Sound recording studio visits in Los Angeles, the Grammy Museum’s The Rolling Stones 1972: Photographs by Jim Marshall showcases intimate backstage scenes and dynamic performance stills. The exhibit opens on November 5th and will run through June 2023.
“Once Jim was in, he was another Stone. He caught us with our trousers down and got the ups and downs. I love his work, which must have been frustrating to do at times, but that is what happens on gigs like this. Wonderful work, and a great guy. He had a way with the shutter and an amazing way with the eye!” shares Keith Richards on Jim Marshall.
“Jim’s masterful eye and unlimited access captured the Stones in the iconic rockstar way we now visualize the band,” adds Kelsey Goelz, Associate Curator at the Grammy Museum. “This exhibit will transport you to an era of wild rock and roll energy at its best.”
As the most celebrated and prolific photojournalist of the 20th century, Jim Marshall is widely known for his iconic music photography having second-to-none access to his subjects.
Marshall holds the distinction of being the first and only photographer to be presented with the Recording Academy’s Trustee Award, an honorary Grammy presented to individuals for nonperformance contributions to the music industry for his unprecedented chronicling of music history from the 1950s through the early 2000s.
He immersed himself in that world more than any other photographer and, in doing so, emerged an icon for a new generation of music, art, and photography lovers.
